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Taxonomy of wild sheep
One of the first preoccupations of the Foundation was the conservation and management of Mongolia's argali (Ovis ammon), largest wild sheep in the world.But other species of wild sheep occur from the Western Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia, through the Middle East, all of Central Asia and Eastern Siberia. The identification of the different species has kept professional taxonomists arguing fiercely for decades.
The Foundation has promoted and facilitated the DNA study of Asian wild sheep and goats. This will help to identify the species and/or isolated populations. This information is necessary for management and law enforcement information purposes